Last Podcast On The Left Episode 657: The Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs Part II - 3 Guys, 1 Hammer
Mar 20, 2026
A grimly comic deep dive into the Dnipro murder spree and the shockingly viral
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Murder Filmed Like A Home Video
- Igor and Victor filmed the murder of Sergey Yatsenko and treated it like a production while laughing and posing.
- They knocked him off his bike, dragged him into the woods, mutilated him with a screwdriver, and filmed his eight-minute struggle to death for keepsake photos.
A Pawned Smartphone Led To Arrest
- The maniacs' capture was triggered by modern phone technology when a pawned smartphone's SIM ping led police to them.
- They tried selling a newer phone for $20, activating a trace that allowed police to locate and arrest them.
Funeral Photo Shoots And MS Paint Mockery
- Igor and Victor attended victims' funerals and posed with caskets for photographs.
- They later edited images in MS Paint, adding Hitler mustaches and mocking the bereaved as part of their ritualized trophy-taking.
